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Former England Cricketer Steve Harmison joins Ric and Chappy on the show to preview the England Test series against India. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adam Peacock joins you and Brad Haddin for another episode of Willow Talk, where we address your feedback from the WTC final review. Could we see a potential move up the order for Travis Head? Is Inglis ready for the top side? Steyn vs Rabada - who’s better? Plus, in a special edition of Ask Hadds, we preview the India vs England Test series starting this week and answer your questions: Will England be able to handle Bumrah? Is Shubman Gill up to the leadership task? Will Jacob Bethell make the side, and where do the strengths and weaknesses lie in both teams? We finish with Sundries, Babar Azam is coming to the BBL, the Aussies are scoring runs for fun in the MLC tournament and Maxi has hit another ton! Send your cricket club cap to Producer Joel at the following address: Joel Harrison 50 Goulburn St, Sydney, NSW, 2000 Follow on Apple, Spotify and the LiSTNR app Watch on YouTube Drop us a message on Instagram and TikTok! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of the show, Binksy, Baldy, Raj and Stu relive the rollercoaster ride that was the 2025 ICC World Test Championship Final, which saw South Africa crowned champions as they defeated Australia by 5 wickets at Lord's. We start the show with our thoughts, feelings and emotions from a game that swung back and forth and up and down across the three and a bit days of cricket. We talk South Africa's reaction, the mood after the first couple of days and the pitch conditions for this showcase event. As the discussion continues, we focus on the standout contributors, such as Aiden Markram, Kagiso Rabada, Temba Bavuma, Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc. We also look ahead to the next WTC cycle to ponder the big questions facing Australia and whether this title will propel South Africa to more and more success over the coming years. We'll be back in your feed very soon with a full preview of the India v England Test series, and then regularly as that series progresses alongside Australia v West Indies and other news. Until then please take the time to give us a like, follow, share or subscribe on all our channels (@toporderpod on Twitter & Facebook, and @thetoporderpodcast on Instagram & YouTube) and a (5-Star!) review at your favourite podcast provider, or tell a friend to download. It really helps others find the show and is the best thing you can do to support us. You can also find all our written content, including our Hall of Fame series, at our website. You can also dip back into our guest episodes - including conversations with Mike Hesson, Shane Bond and Mike Hussey, current players such as Matt Henry, Sophie Devine and Ish Sodhi, coaches Gary Stead, Jeetan Patel and Luke Wright, as well as Barry Richards, Frankie Mackay, Bharat Sundaresan and many more fascinating people from all across the cricketing world. And if you'd like to reach out to us with feedback, questions or guest suggestions, get in touch at thetoporderpodcast@gmail.com. Thanks for listening. 0:00 Intro 1:30 South Africa are the World Test Champions 5:00 State of play after Day 2 - Australia with their noses in front 8:20 Lord's surface and conditions 17:30 Kagiso Rabada, Pat Cummins & Co. show their class 22:10 Australia's batting fragility 25:10 Aiden Markram's heroics and how South Africa build on this win 31:20 Big questions for Australia for the next WTC cycle 37:30 Final words on South Africa's future and Temba Bavuma Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's World Test Championship final time! Yas Rana and Ben Gardner are joined by South African journalist Daniel Gallan to preview the showpiece event, as the Proteas take on Australia at Lord's. There's chat about selection dilemmas, what this would mean for South African cricket more broadly, getting over the 'chokers' tag, the World Test Championship as a competition and more. Also on the show, Harry Brook registers another series victory as captain, Mark Butcher reacts to England's squad for the first Test against India, and there's a new issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly. 0:00 Kia UK / 0:44 Intro / 1:21 Mark Butcher / 16:15 World Test Championship final XIs / 31:52 How big is this for South Africa? / 37:58 Getting over the 'chokers' tag / 42:13 WTC as a competition / 46:27 Dewald Brevis and Lhuan-dre Pretorius / 49:04 Heinrich Klaasen / 51:24 Win England vs India WT20I tickets / 51:48 Patreon / 52:11 The Pavilion End, St Paul's / 52:53 England vs West Indies / 1:01:03 England Lions & T20 Blast / 1:03:25 Wisden Cricket Monthly / 1:10:06 Outro

In this episode of the show, it's a full house and a packed runsheet with RCB winning IPL 2025, the Black Caps naming a new coach and an updated central contract list, England announcing their squad for the first Test against India and preview of the World Test Championship Final between Australia and South Africa. We start the show by talking about the IPL final, which saw Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeat the Punjab Kings to take out the title for the first time in 18 years. There's praise for Krunal Pandya's match-defining spell, RCB's middle order and a generous backyard cricket invitation for Virat Kohli now that he's ticked another item off his bucket list. Next we move to New Zealand to talk Black Caps announcements, with Rob Walter named as the new head coach with the latest batch of central contracts offered shortly after. There's talk about the faith shown in Walter by NZC, Gary Stead's legacy, the uncharacteristically youthful look to the contract list and Devon Conway's future. We swing back to the UK to discuss another announcement - this time the England squad for the first Test against India. Gus Atkinson is out with injury and Jofra Archer's not quite ready, so does that leave England with enough bowling quality to take 20 wickets? And will there be a spot in the starting XI for Jacob Bethell? To round out the show, we discuss the upcoming World Test Championship Final between Australia and South Africa at Lord's. Who will open for the Aussies? Where will Cameron Green slot in? Can South Africa score enough runs to challenge? What should we expect from the pitch? Does the WTC have a scheduling problem? And who will win? We'll be back in your feed next week to review the WTC final and preview the India v England Test series. Until then please take the time to give us a like, follow, share or subscribe on all our channels (@toporderpod on Twitter & Facebook, and @thetoporderpodcast on Instagram & YouTube) and a (5-Star!) review at your favourite podcast provider, or tell a friend to download. It really helps others find the show and is the best thing you can do to support us. You can also find all our written content, including our Hall of Fame series, at our website. You can also dip back into our guest episodes - including conversations with Mike Hesson, Shane Bond and Mike Hussey, current players such as Matt Henry, Sophie Devine and Ish Sodhi, coaches Gary Stead, Jeetan Patel and Luke Wright, as well as Barry Richards, Frankie Mackay, Bharat Sundaresan and many more fascinating people from all across the cricketing world. And if you'd like to reach out to us with feedback, questions or guest suggestions, get in touch at thetoporderpodcast@gmail.com. Thanks for listening. 0:00 Intro 1:55 RCB wins IPL 2025 8:10 Where to now for Virat Kohli? 10:10 A word on the Punjab Kings 14:50 Rob Walter appointed Black Caps' coach 21:10 Gary Stead's legacy 27:00 Youthful look to NZ's central contract list 28:45 Devon Conway's international future 33:45 Adi Ashok in, Ajaz Patel and Ish Sodhi out 36:15 England's bowling stocks to take on India 43:15 Is there room for Jacob Bethell? 47:50 World Test Championship Final Preview 48:45 Australia's batting selection questions 59:55 Is South Africa's batting lineup a concern? 1:05:25 What should we expect to from Lord's? 1:08:55 Does the WTC Final have a scheduling problem? 1:11:45 Predictions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Featuring in this episode: Amol Karhadkar (Deputy Editor, The Hindu) https://x.com/karhacter Aditya Joshi (Team Sports Katta) https://x.com/aditya1387 India's men's national selection committee, chaired by Ajit Agarkar, is set to announce the squad for the five-Test series in England, starting June 20. Who will be the captain? Who will replace Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli - the veterans who announced their Test retirement earlier this month? Will Mohammed Shami be picked in the squad? Let's discuss each position in detail and finalise India's 16-member squad that will hope for a miracle in England. Do watch our picks and comment with your squad! अजित आगरकर यांच्या अध्यक्षतेखालील भारताची पुरुष राष्ट्रीय निवड समिती २० जूनपासून इंग्लंडमध्ये होणाऱ्या पाच कसोटी सामन्यांच्या मालिकेसाठी संघ लवकरच जाहिर करणार आहे. कोण असेल नवा कर्णधार? रोहित शर्मा आणि विराट कोहली - ज्यांनी अचानक कसोटी निवृत्तीची घोषणा केली - या दोघांची जागा कोण घेईल?मोहम्मद शामीला संघात स्थान मिळेल का? चला तर, प्रत्येक जागेबद्दल तपशीलवार चर्चा करूया आणि इंग्लंडमध्ये चमत्कार घडेल अशी आशा असलेल्या भारताच्या १६ सदस्यीय संघाला अंतिम रूप देऊया. आमची निवडी पहा/ ऐका आणि तुमचा संघ सांगा Follow us on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SportsKattaMarathi Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sportskattamarathi Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SportsKattaMarathi Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sports_Katta For enquiries and collaborations: barachkaahi@gmail.com

England Zimbabwe Daily, Lord's Test, Day 1: It's England Test season, with Zimbabwe back for the first time in 22 years - but they may wish they'd given it a miss, after England piled up the runs. So, do you love or hate Zak Crawley? Will Jacob Bethell come straight back in for Ollie Pope, even now? Do you believe in the new 'humble England'? And just what in the hell is caffeinated beer? Cameron Ponsonby joins Geoff to find out. Support the show with a Nerd Pledge at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/thefinalword⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get 20% off your cask of ⁠MacIness⁠ scotch whisky! Email sales@macinneswhisky.com⁠ to get the ball rolling. Check it out at macinneswhisky.com We have 47 runners in the Edinburgh Marathon Festival.⁠⁠⁠ Donate to get us to our £30k fundraising target⁠⁠⁠ for The Lord's Taverners. Tickets for our Wormsley match, August 18: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠uk.emma-live.com/WormsleyFinal2025⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to Wisden and never pay full price for the Almanack again: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.wisdenalmanack.com/subscribe⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ Get your big NordVPN discount: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠nordvpn.com/tfw⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sort out expat finances with Odin Mortgage & Tax: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠odinmortgage.com/partner/the-final-word⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Maurice Blackburn Lawyers - fighting for the rights of workers since 1919: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠mauriceblackburn.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get 10% off Glenn Maxwell's sunnies: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠t20vision.com/FINALWORD⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Save more, earn more—up to 4.22% AER (variable). Interest rates are tiered, with the top rate for balances over £1M. Each tiered rate applies to the portion within that range. New members get these rates free for 6 months; after that, your Tide plan's rates apply. For full offer T&Cs visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tide.co/savings⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Claim £100 cash back (on a £5k deposit) at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tide.co/offers/tfw⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find previous episodes at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠finalwordcricket.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Title track by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Former Black Caps captain Brendon McCullum said the England Test team is ready to "shoot for the stars". England will play Test series against cricket heavyweights India and Australia later this year, in what could be a defining summer for the side. Sports reporter Bridget Tunnicliffe spoke to Lisa Owen. 

rWotD Episode 2933: Archibald Wickstead Welcome to Random Wiki of the Day, your journey through Wikipedia's vast and varied content, one random article at a time.The random article for Thursday, 15 May 2025, is Archibald Wickstead.Archibald Wickstead (6 November 1884 – 1 February 1966) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1911 and 1912.Wickstead was born at Meltham Mills, Yorkshire. He debuted against Yorkshire in May 1911 with the team's highest score of 24 in the first innings until he was out to England Test bowler Schofield Haigh. He was absent hurt in the second innings, and Derbyshire went to an innings defeat. He was a regular starter in the upper-middle order in his debut season and made 68 against Northamptonshire and 65 against Essex. His one over of bowling was against Lancashire. In 1912 he played against the South Africans and played one County match against Warwickshire. He made little impression in either match. Wickstead was a left-handed batsman and played 26 innings in 14 matches with an average of 16.73 and a top score of 68. He bowled one over without taking a wicket.Wickstead died in Mansfield at the age of 82.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:59 UTC on Thursday, 15 May 2025.For the full current version of the article, see Archibald Wickstead on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm standard Ivy.

The IPL game between Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings has been cancelled with the Dharamsala stadium also being evacuated. We also discuss the other cricket, but that doesn't seem that important all of a sudden. Visit www.betterhelp.com/CRICKETPOD to get 10% off your first month – as heard on the podcast. Links to podcast audio: https://linktr.ee/thecricketpod Our website: thecricketpod.com Support the podcast: patreon.com/thecricketpod Buy merchandise: https://seriouscricket.co.uk/teamwear/stores/the-cricket-podcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecricketpod Buy coffee: https://cricketcoffeeco.com/products/the-cricket-podcast-coffee Twitter and Instagram: @thecricketpod Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/6313687373840384 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alan Gardner is joined on the pod by Andrew Miller and Valkerie Baynes to discuss the England Test squad and Nat Sciver-Brunt's appointment as captain Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to Episode 330 of The County Cricket Podcast! On today's episode, hosts Aaron, Ciaran, Joe and Matt sat down to look back on the key moments and major talking points from the Third Round of the 2025 County Championship such as Middlesex's thumping 9-wicket victory over Glamorgan at Lord's, Sam Cook's upcoming call-up to the England Test side, Rehan Ahmed's outstanding century at Old Trafford and Michael Booth's marvellous 5-wicket haul at Edgbaston. If you enjoyed this episode please feel free to share it with any cricket fans that you know and be sure to follow us on Twitter for daily County Cricket and Podcast updates!   Check out Ciaran, Joe and Matt's socials here: https://twitter.com/CP_McCarthy https://x.com/Joe_Nuttall9 https://x.com/MatthewWhiley   Check out our Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/thecountycricketpodcast   Check out our Twitter here: https://twitter.com/TheCountyCrick2   Check out our £1 Patreon membership here:  https://www.patreon.com/thecountycricketpodcast   This episode of The County Cricket Podcast was brought to you in association with our friends at Bear Cricket:  https://www.bearcricket.co.uk/

Does Zak Crawley's current form warrant a place in the England Test squad? With injuries to 4 England quicks, can Essex fast bowler Sam Cook finally break into the side? And how does the ICC future-proof cricket? Henry Moeran is alongside former Ashes winner Steven Finn and Test Match Special's Nikesh Rughani to discuss all that. They look at the alternative options to open for England instead of Zak Crawley, as well as the reasons why Sam Cook has been linked to a call-up for the national side. Wisden Editor Lawrence Booth speaks to Henry about his honest thoughts on the global state of cricket in this year's Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. Plus, they question how England, Australia, and India could help countries play more Test cricket.

Season 18, Episode 5: It's official: Dan Worrall is one of the five cricketers of the year in the 2025 edition of the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack following a third dominant season at Surrey where they completed a county threepeat. From a lower-grade club spinner in Melbourne to the South Australian Shield team to the Aussie one-day team to then deciding to pack it all in to go full-time in England, he's the definition of a modern journeyman. And now the 33-year-old finds himself in the mix for a call-up to the England Test team having now met the eligibility criteria to change countries. So, there was a fair bit to sink our teeth into when we caught up as he us through his unorthodox and intriguing journey in the professional game so far. Tickets for the 18th of August - get them quick and bring your mates: uk.emma-live.com/WormsleyFinal2025 Support the show with a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Get your big NordVPN discount: nordvpn.com/tfw Sort out expat finances with Odin Mortgage & Tax: odinmortgage.com/partner/the-final-word Maurice Blackburn Lawyers - fighting for the rights of workers since 1919: mauriceblackburn.com.au Get 10% off Glenn Maxwell's sunnies: t20vision.com/FINALWORD Find previous episodes at finalwordcricket.com Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Yas Rana, Phil Walker and Ben Gardner reflect on another round of County Championship action, including a statement knock from Durham's Ben McKinney. There's chat around Zak Crawley's England place, gripes with the points system and bad light, Phil's charter for 2026 and more. Mark Butcher also joins the show to chat with Yas about the pros and cons for tall batters and why genuine quicks struggle in the County Championship. 0:00 Remitly / 0:50 Intro / 2:21 Ben McKinney / 11:56 Zak Crawley / 17:45 Points system / 19:25 Cricket's bad light problem / 32:30 Phil's charter for 2026 / 35:15 Other County Championship results / 43:19 Mark Butcher / 59:29 Wisden Cricket Monthly / 1:00:56 IPL / 1:06:53 Other cricket / 1:11:18 Outro

The Black Caps have set England a nigh unchaseable target on day three of the dead rubber test in Hamilton. New Zealand were all out for 453, leaving England a mountain of 658 to climb if they want a series sweep. Andrew Alderson was at Seddon Park for Newstalk ZB, he spoke to Jason Pine on Sportstalk. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of the show, Binksy and Jamie jump online for an English Cricket check-in, in which they to try and keep their feet in the here and now but inevitably turn their thoughts to the Ashes. They start the show by discussing Darren Lehmann's comments regarding Joe Root, then move to the brilliance of both Root and his Yorkshire teammate Harry Brook. There's a conversation about team permutations for both the Black Caps and England heading into the third and final test of the series in New Zealand, which will serve as Tim Southee's farewell to Test cricket. To round out the show, there's also a brief but fruitless chat on how to improve over rates, plus breaking news at the time of recording concerning Jason Gillespie resigning from his role as Pakistan coach. If you enjoy our content, please vote for us as the Best Cricket Podcast in the Sports Podcast Awards. We're delighted to be shortlisted and really appreciate your support: https://www.sportspodcastgroup.com/sports_category/best-cricket-podcast/ We'll be back in your feed again next week with more news and views from the cricket world. Until then please take the time to give us a like, follow, share or subscribe on all our channels (@toporderpod on Twitter & Facebook, and @thetoporderpodcast on Instagram & YouTube) and a (5-Star!) review at your favourite podcast provider, or tell a friend to download. It really helps others find the show and is the best thing you can do to support us. You can also find all our written content, including our Hall of Fame series, at our website. You can also dip back into our guest episodes - including conversations with Mike Hesson, Shane Bond and Mike Hussey, current players such as Matt Henry, Sophie Devine and Ish Sodhi, coaches Gary Stead, Jeetan Patel and Luke Wright, as well as Barry Richards, Frankie Mackay, Bharat Sundaresan and many more fascinating people from all across the cricketing world. And if you'd like to reach out to us with feedback, questions or guest suggestions, get in touch at thetoporderpodcast@gmail.com. Thanks for listening. 0:00 Intro 1:40 Darren Lehmann's comments about Joe Root 6:45 Harry Brook moves to #1 in the ICC rankings 14:25 Changes for the third Black Caps v England Test in Hamilton? 23:20 The over-rate debate 32:20 Predictions for NZ v England final Test 34:15 Jason Gillespie resigns as Pakistan coach Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The MF crew welcome in Sandra Herrera of Attacking Third to discuss Alyssa Naeher's incredible career following legendary goalkeeper's decision to retire from the USWNT. From her World Cup heroics to her impact on American soccer, the crew reflect on Naeher's lasting legacy. Who Who is next in line to take her place between the posts? And what does Emma Hayes have up her sleeves for Saturday's friendly against her country of birth - England? Follow the Morning Footy podcast on Twitter: @CBSSportsGolazo, @susannahcollins, @nicocantor1, @NotAlexis, @CharlieDavies9 Visit the betting arena on CBSSports.com for all the latest in sportsbook reviews and sportsbook promos for betting on soccer For more soccer coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ Watch UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Europa Conference League, Serie A, Coppa Italia, EFL, NWSL, Scottish Premiership, Argentine Primera División by subscribing Paramount Plus: https://www.paramountplus.com/home/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dylan Cleaver & Paul Ford join Jason Hoyte for another episode of The BYC Podcast! On this episode, the fellas preview the 1st Black Caps & England Test match in Christchurch (0:00), then head to Australia as India demolish the Aussies and see where it all went wrong (22:22) before finally figuring out who Bevon-John Jacobs is and how he got signed to the Mumbai Indians (36:20)... Brought to you by MAXRaft & Resene! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Black Caps are riding the increased wave of support from the public as they head into the opening test against England in Christchurch, starting this morning. Day three on Saturday is sold out, while minimal tickets remain to today's opening day. Black Caps all-rounder Rachin Ravindra told Mike Hosking the team's historic whitewash in India has helped the cause. He says that there's a lot more people congratulating them for their efforts in India as they're walking around. “That's what we want right? We want the public to be behind us, and hopefully we can keep inspiring people to keep playing the game.” LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jon Norman is joined by the former England fast bowler Steve Harmison and Cricket Broadcaster Neil Manthorp to look ahead to England's Test series in New Zealand, with every ball live and exclusive on talkSPORT 2. They discuss Jacob Bethell making his England Test debut at No.3, debate who are the favourites for the series, and sample the best wine New Zealand has to offer! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A new face will bat at three for England in the first cricket test against the Black Caps, starting Thursday in Christchurch. Warwickshire batter Jacob Bethell will debut at the spot, with Ollie Pope keeping wicket and batting at six in the absence of the injured Jordan Cox. Sportstalk host D'Arcy Waldegrave explains further. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alistair Bruce Ball, Phil Tufnell, Lydia Greenway and Stephan Shemilt preview England's Test with New Zealand. They look at how England will bounce back after series defeat to Pakistan and how a new wicket keeper will fit into the squad.They also reflect on the first Test between India and Australia – what next for Australia after their defeat?Plus, following England's women's first win since World Cup disappointment, hear from Nat Sciver-Brunt after her half-century helped secure victory in the first T20 against South Africa.And the panel react to the IPL auction after 13 year old Vaibhav Suryavanshi was selected, with 42 year old James Anderson missing out.

In this episode of the show, we preview the Test series between the Black Caps and England, which starts on 28 November at Hagley Oval, plus welcome Jamie to the Top Order team. We discuss the venues, the build up, the key matchups and give our series predictions as we bounce around a huge number of topics and questions facing both sides. Which New Zealand side is real, the one that lost four consecutive Tests against Australia and Sri Lanka? Or the first team ever to win 3-0 in India? And what about England - are they more likely to score 800 or collapse in a Bazball heap? Can Latham and Conway outpoint Crawley and Duckett? Will Joe Root and Harry Brook carve up the Black Caps again? Why did England bring three spinners on the tour? Will the Black Caps send Tim Southee out on a high? Or will they extend his Test career into a World Test Championship final? And much more! We'll be back again a few days with a review of the first Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test between India and Australia, as well as a recap of the IPL mega auction. Until then please take the time to give us a like, follow, share or subscribe on all our channels (@toporderpod on Twitter & Facebook, and @thetoporderpodcast on Instagram & YouTube) and a (5-Star!) review at your favourite podcast provider, or tell a friend to download. It really helps others find the show and is the best thing you can do to support us. You can also find all our written content, including our Hall of Fame series, at our website. You can also dip back into our guest episodes - including conversations Mike Hesson, Shane Bond and Mike Hussey, current players such as Matt Henry, Sophie Devine and Ish Sodhi, coaches Gary Stead, Jeetan Patel and Luke Wright, as well as Barry Richards, Frankie Mackay, Bharat Sundaresan and many more fascinating people from all across the cricketing world. And if you'd like to reach out to us with feedback, questions or guest suggestions, get in touch at thetoporderpodcast@gmail.com.   Thanks for listening. 0:00 Intro and welcome to Jamie Barker 2:20 Venues, dates and World Test Championship permutations 5:50 The build up - contrasting form for the two sides 7:10 Which NZ team is real? The 3-0 v India or 0-2 v Sri Lanka? 10:40 Will England's confidence be dented by the Pakistan series? 16:30 Squads - any surprises or question marks? 22:45 Jordan Cox injury - how will that impact England's lineup? 29:00 Why have England picked three spinners in the squad? 31:40 England's seam attack in transition 35:25 Rehan Ahmed 38:10 Key matchups - Duckett & Crawley v Latham & Conway 46;10 Do England already have one eye on the Ashes? 50:15 Series predictions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Following New Zealand's famous 3-0 whitewash against India and South Africa's victory in Bangladesh, Ben Gardner, Phil Walker and Dan Gallan discuss the state of the World Test Championship and the wider Test game. There's also chat about England's ODI series defeat to the West Indies – Mark Butcher joins us for that from the Caribbean – as well as their Test squad to tour New Zealand and the relentless nature of the international schedule. 0:00 Intro / 1:13 Mark Butcher on WIvENG / 19:24 WIvENG / 24:12 The state of the schedule / 31:42 England Test squad / 44:41 Central contracts / 46:20 India vs New Zealand / 56:38 South Africa / 1:07:54 Is the World Test Championship good? / 1:19:02 Anderson & Warner / 1:20:41 Outro

Season 17, Episode 6: Before Ben Duckett boarded the plane to Pakistan, where he started in blistering form, the England Test opener sat down with Adam and Geoff in London. On the cusp of turning 30, he's in all probability at the mid-way point of his career and never been more established as an international batter. Having first came across Duckett in a tour game nearly a decade ago, the conversation goes to that period of his career, when he first banged the door down to earn England Test caps in his early 20s, through to difficult times in the wilderness, a change of county and forcing his way in a second time. A nice chat to do – he gave us plenty. Support the show with a Nerd Pledge at patreon.com/thefinalword Go Ambassador cruising with Goochy, Aggers, Blowers and Alex Tudor from December 12-19! Pick up 10% off with finalword10 at checkout here - www.ambassadorcruiseline.com Get your Nord VPN discount - nordvpn.com/tfw Find all our links at linktr.ee/thefinalword - including our Australia Live Show tickets! Find previous episodes at finalwordcricket.com Title track by Urthboy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

- Download Hitwicket FREE for iOS/Android and build your dream team! - https://app.adjust.com/1d5n4oe9- Nord VPN Link: https://nordvpn.com/kimber Jarrod and Behram preview England's upcoming 3 match Test series in Pakistan, discussing the strengths and weaknesses of both teams.-To support the podcast please go to our Patreon page. https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121. Jarrod also now has a Buy Me A Coffee link, for those who would prefer to support the shows there: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jarrodkimber.Each week, Jarrod Kimber hosts a live talk show on a Youtube live stream, where you can pop in and ask Jarrod a question live on air. Find Jarrod on Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/c/JarrodKimberYT.To check out my video podcasts on Youtube : https://youtube.com/@JarrodKimberPodcasts-This podcast is edited and mixed by Ishit Kuberkar, he's at https://instagram.com/soundpotionstudio & https://twitter.com/ishitkMukunda Bandreddi is in charge of our video side.

Estelle Vasudevan, Dominic Machado & Mark Machado review Sri Lanka's tour of England and try to work out if Sri Lanka fans should be disappointed that they didn't win the series or overjoyed they won the final game. They discuss Kusal Mendis role in the team, why Pathum Nissanka is getting better with every match and why playing with four seamers was so innovative.Mike Ward Mortgage Services - Don't forget to mention 'Murali End' https://mwms.co.uk/Subscribe to the Murali End Substack: https://muraliend.substack.com/Join the Murali End Whatsapp Channel:https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Val7H91JJhzfMEctCp1P

Estelle Vasudevan, Dominic Machado & Mark Machado answer your question that have emerged from Sri Lanka's tour of EnglandMike Ward Mortgage Services - Don't forget to mention 'Murali End' https://mwms.co.uk/Subscribe to the Murali End Substack: https://muraliend.substack.com/Join the Murali End Whatsapp Channel: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Val7H91JJhzfMEctCp1P

Nas and Ath are with you the morning after the day before, as England suffer their only Test defeat of the summer to Sri Lanka. Plus, we pay tribute to the retiring Moeen Ali, and with Australia back in the UK, Ricky Ponting talks about facing England in the ODIs and looks ahead to India at home. 

Shahriar Nafees joins us following Bangladesh men's historic Test-series win in Pakistan. The former Bangladesh opener, who is now Head of Operations at the Bangladesh Cricket Board, believes the series win is his country's biggest ever achievement in Test cricket.Alison Mitchell, Clint Wheeldon and Sunil Gupta also reflect on the news that England Test coach Brendon McCullum will combine Test and white-ball coaching duties from January. They discuss how he may revitalise the side and discuss what it means for the Test team. Image: Shahriar Nafees of Bangladesh leaves the field after his innings of 138 during day one of the First Test between Bangladesh and Australia played at the Fatullah Ground on April 9, 2006 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. (Photo by Hamish Blair/Getty Images)

SBS Sinhala sports journalist Rangana Seneviratne is delivering the latest updates on the sports highlights in Australia and Sri Lanka. - මේ සතියේ ඕස්ට්‍රේලියාවේ සහ ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ ක්‍රීඩා ක්ෂේස්ත්‍ර වල අලුත්ම තොරතුරු රැගෙන ඔබ හමුවට එන SBS සිංහල සේවයේ ක්‍රීඩා මාධ්‍යවේදී රංගන සෙනෙවිරත්න ගෙන එන 'සතියේ ක්‍රීඩා විග්‍රහයට සවන්දෙන්න

Mark Butcher, Phil Walker and Yas Rana preview England's Test series against Sri Lanka which gets underway at Old Trafford this week. There's discussion about Ollie Pope's role as captain in Ben Stokes' absence, Dan Lawrence opening the batting, debate over team balance and whether Sam Curran should have been considered. Also on the agenda is the conclusion of the men's Hundred and a thrilling low-scoring Test between West Indies and South Africa, before Surrey and England legend Alec Stewart joins Yas to chat about some of his favourite moments from his glittering career. We'll have reaction to the final of the women's Hundred on the Wisden Women's Cricket Weekly Podcast later this week. *Shortly after recording, England announced that Matthew Potts would replace Stokes in the XI with Jordan Cox missing out.* 0:00 Intro / 0:48 England / 23:14 Sri Lanka / 30:28 Alec Stewart interview / 44:20 The Hundred / 1:01:15 One-Day Cup / 1:03:34 West Indies vs South Africa / 1:11:47 Matt Parkinson & Nathan Sowter / 1:18:54 X/Twitter / 1:26:14 Outro

Mark Machado, Nick Brookes, Estelle Vasudevan & Dominic Machado preview the test series which starts on Wednesday against England at Old Trafford.They discuss Sri Lanka's chances, who should bat 3 and how Sri Lanka might get 20 wickets Don't forget the Murali End Sri Lanka fan meet up at The Three Falcons Pub after the end of play during the Lord's Test (address: 1 Orchardson St, London NW8 8NG) Sign up for the newsletter and join the WhatsApp Channel: https://linktr.ee/muraliend

Jon Norman is joined by double Ashes winner Steve Harmison to look back at Day 2 of the second Test between England and the West Indies, as the visitors close on 351-5 in response to England's 416 all out. They discuss a crucial century from the West Indies batter Kavem Hodge, Mark Wood's return to the England Test side, and they also preview what's to come on Day 3 at Trent Bridge. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nas and Ath are joined by West Indies great Ian Bishop to look ahead to the first Test of the summer at Lord's. They pay tribute to Jimmy Anderson on the eve of his last England Test and discuss the likely England and Windies teams, but don't expect Bish to join them for dinner! You can watch the Lord's Test live and in full on Sky Sports. 

Big Jim jumps back into the studio to do a match preview on the exciting weekend of summer test rugby ahead of us. Can England beat the All Blacks in New Zealand, and can Ireland challenge the World Champions as they're hosted in South Africa? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Neil Manthorp is joined by the former England fast bowler Steve Harmison to reflect on the opening couple of days of the T20 World Cup. They hear exclusively from the former England Test captain Joe Root, who discusses his time with Yorkshire, the modern-day County schedule and the upcoming Test summer. They also look ahead to England's opening games against Scotland and Australia, and reflect on the whole experience of New York hosting it's first ever T20 World Cup match, as South Africa beat Sri Lanka. Plus they react to the news that Durham bowler Brydon Carse has been banned for 3 months, and they bring you the Final Word. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With the West Indies Championship over all eyes are on the make up of the West Indies test squad to tour England. Which players have done enough to force their names into the squad but more importantly than that how many place realistically exist on the touring squad to England Machel and Santokie jumped in the hot seat to analyse like only the Caribbean Cricket Podcast can do. As always with the Caribbean Cricket Podcast we go into a level of depth and analysis on West Indies cricket that you wont hear anywhere else. If you are listening on a podcast channel that allows you to leave a review and rating please do so as it really helps grow the podcast. If you'd like to support the Caribbean Cricket Podcast you can become a patron for as little as £2/$2 a month here - https://www.patreon.com/Caribcricket?... You can also find out more about Caribbean Cricket Podcast here - https://www.caribbeancricketpodcast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On Thursday's Rugby Daily, Richie McCormack brings you all the team news for Ireland's Women's Six Nations game away to England. We hear from Jamison Gibson-Park as Leinster confirm they're moving out of the RDS for next year. Leinster dominate the nominations for Investec Player Of The Year.And Ulster are depleted by injury for tomorrow's visit of Cardiff.

Show Notes:Review of the 2024 Anthony De Mello Test Series between India and England Quick look at the debutante from England and IndiaA little reprise of the 5 players who hit the 100 test mark in the past few weeksIs BazBall dead?Favorite moments of the test seriesStatistics and records that were broken during the series The arrival of the promised GillHosts:Vijaykumar Balasubramanian @bvijaykumar Ramakrishnan G Iyer @fullyarbitVasant Kumar @vkpl007 Anand Kumar Sankaran

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- Nord VPN Link: https://nordvpn.com/kimber - Flexispot Link - https://bit.ly/4aBl8Fk Jarrod and Behram look at the week in cricket news, including AB de Villiers' radical suggestions, Harry Brook and Virat Kohli's withdrawals from the India vs England Test series, along with some BPL ownership and NOC drama for Pakistan players.-To support the podcast please go to our Patreon page. https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32090121. Jarrod also now has a Buy Me A Coffee link, for those who would prefer to support the shows there: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jarrodkimber.Each week, Jarrod Kimber hosts a live talk show on a Youtube live stream, where you can pop in and ask Jarrod a question live on air. Find Jarrod on Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/c/JarrodKimberYT.To check out my video podcasts on Youtube : https://youtube.com/@JarrodKimberPodcasts-This podcast is edited and mixed by Ishit Kuberkar, he's at https://instagram.com/soundpotionstudio & https://twitter.com/ishitkMukunda Bandreddi is in charge of our video side.

Simon Hughes and Simon Mann preview the forthcoming India v England Test series, assessing the likely strategies, and the chasm in quality and experience of the two spin attacks, but hearing from former England batsman Owais Shah about how a particular song helped engineer a rare England Test win in India in 2006. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, the three hosts discuss the recent #IndvAfg T20 match between India and Afghanistan, which ended in a thrilling double super over. They also #preview the upcoming #IndvEng Test series between India and England. The episode concludes with a quiz on the past India vs England Test series in India. The hosts have a fun and competitive discussion while answering the quiz questions. After the break, Dhananjaya Chak and James Buttler from Cricket Badger Podcast preview the upcoming five-test England tour of India. They discuss challenges on Indian pitches, emphasize playing to England's strengths, and analyze the impact of leadership changes in the Indian team. The duo provides a comprehensive series review, predicting top scorers and wicket-takers, addressing potential controversies, and touching on issues like the England team's food and accommodation. They also explore series score predictions, umpiring controversies, and moral policing concerns, concluding with thoughts on the future of Test cricket and the need for greater support for the format.

The Cricket Podcast boys preview the India v England Test series. Joined by Dan Weston they talk about what England's chances are of pulling off a big upset away in India. In part one they discuss team news, previewing the line-up of both sides and asking questions about how both teams selected their squads. Have England missed a trick with no Will Jacks? And how will India structure their side and chose a wicket keeper? In part two they talk predictions. Who will score the most runs, take the most wickets and crucially what will the series score be? Then in part three they talk about the pitches for the series. Recent Tests in India have tended to be short, can we expect more of the same? VOTE FOR THE CRICKET PODCAST: https://www.sportspodcastgroup.com/sports_category/best-cricket-podcast/ Links to podcast audio: https://linktr.ee/thecricketpod Our website: thecricketpod.com Support the podcast: patreon.com/thecricketpod Buy merchandise: https://seriouscricket.co.uk/teamwear/stores/the-cricket-podcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecricketpod Buy coffee: https://cricketcoffeeco.com/products/the-cricket-podcast-coffee Twitter and Instagram: @thecricketpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nick Compton joins the show to share his memories of England's historic series win in India back in 2012, still the last time an overseas team has won a Test series away to India. Ben Gardner and Yas Rana talk about the shortest completed Test in the format's history at Cape Town, pitches, Colin Graves' potential takeover at Yorkshire and more. Mark Butcher dials in from South Africa to share his views on England's preparation for the upcoming India series and Steve Smith's move to the top of the Australia Test order for the first time. 0:00 Intro / 3:13 Nick Compton / 49:39 Mark Butcher on INDvENG & Steve Smith / 59:10 South Africa vs India Test / 1:10:25 Yorkshire / 1:16:17 India vs Australia women / 1:18:55 India vs England Test series / 1:26:45 Outro You can follow Wisden Cricket on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok: https://www.facebook.com/WisdenCric https://www.instagram.com/wisden_cricket/ https://twitter.com/WisdenCricket https://www.tiktok.com/@wisdencricket The latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly includes an exclusive interview with Travis Head, POTM in the World Cup final, and is available to order at https://wisden.com/shop/wisden-cricket-monthly-issue-73 The digital version of the magazine is also available for just £2 a month at https://pocketmags.com/wisden-cricket-monthly-magazine#5c1cd17fa0b05 #Cricket #EnglandCricket #IndianCricket Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Australia sweep Pakistan 3-0 in the Tests, but it wasn't all smooth sailing for the baggy greens thanks to Pakistan's plucky courage, exciting finds and Qantas' baggage handlers. Who replaces 26 Test tons at the top of the innings for the Aussies? Are you ready for the outrage when the thing that you want to happen doesn't happen? #ThankGodItsAllOver says one great, but hasn't it only just begun? Green, Bancroft, Harris, Renshaw, Smith, Schappell Corby? We investigate all possibilities and then annoy you deliberately because we are owned by the government and they tell us what to say. Join The Navy. Speaking of conspiracy theories, South Africa lose to India in the shortest Test match of all time. Rohit says people need to shut their mouths when coming to India and Sunny fires up the populous by stoking some colonial flames ahead of the England Test series. No one's happy. Everyone's annoyed. Nothing is good. 20 year old Phoebe Litchfield has had a storming series in India as Australia claim the ODI series 3-0 and Ellyse Perry gets a message from the greats to celebrate her 300th. That's before we get into more pitch chat in the BBL as we head into the business end of school holidays. So chuck a bucket on your head, mentally prepare yourself for your first week back at work and start remembering what day it is because 2024 looks like more of the same.  If you want to support The Grade Cricketer, please join us on Patreon at https://www.Patreon.com/gradecricketer  where you get #AskTGC Fridays every week and access to the entire back catalogue of Patreon work that has been going for 3 years now. An extra 4 hours per month, every month of TGC when you sign up! Grab your EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal by going to the custom URL here: https://nordvpn.com/tgc to get a Huge Discount off your NordVPN Plan + 4 months for free! It's completely risk-free with Nord's 30-day money-back guarantee! https://nordvpn.com/tgc  Use the code GETAFEW at https://www.pontingwines.com.au for 20% your order. We thank Ponting Wines for their support and for getting around #AskTGC Finally, if we want a copy of Shane Watson's book 'Winning The Inner Battle', go to https://shanewatson.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The UN Chief Antonio Guterres has told the opening of the COP28 Climate Summit in Dubai that this year is set to be the warmest on record – and urged world leaders to act. The summit is hosted by the United Arab Emirates, one of the world's top oil-producing nations, with oil boss Sultan al-Jaber overseeing the summit. Jaber promised financial support for developing countries., saying the UAE “would unlock finance to ensure the global south does not have to choose between development and climate action”. Elon Musk- the billionaire owner of X (formerly Twitter) - says the advertisers who are boycotting the platform will kill the company. In an interview at the New York Times DealBook Summit, Mr Musk launched into a rant full of expletives against the advertisers who have quit the platform in a row over alleged anti-semitic content. And, the British sports brand Castore says it has raised $183M, from a trio of private equity investors, boosting the sportswear maker's value to $1.2B. The company has deals with the likes of tennis player Sir Andy Murray, Formula One's Red Bull team, the England Test cricket squad, and several English Premier League football clubs. It hopes to compete with the established brands, such as Nike and Adidas.

It's a Test Match between Australia and England. Who will win the Ashes. But the commentary is interrupted by the mysterious and troubling disappearance of one of England's most talented young batters. This young cricketer has walked out of the match and no one knows where he has gone. Or, why. As the cricketer talks to a therapist his story unfolds. The Batter ..... Dan Parr The Dad ..... Ian Conningham The Ex Girlfriend ..... Melissa Vaughan The Bowler ..... Will Kirk The Therapist ..... Tracy Wiles The Test Commentator ..... Jonathan Agnew Written by James Fritz Directed by Tracey Neale Cricket has been part of this young man's life since he was six years old. Growing up in Lancashire he is talented and incredibly ambitious, always proud of the way that he handles pressure. Under the watchful eye of his dad he has risen from school to club to country and finally international level. His mum died when he was seven, so it's always been just him, his dad and cricket. When his first England Test cap is awarded, he takes to international cricket like a duck to water. A high flyer and settled down with a girlfriend who is studying Climate Science. On tour, although older players tell him not to, he googles his own name and constantly reads and watches everything he can about cricket and then this becomes mixed in with climate fears. He begins to read tweets and articles and watch TikTok videos that inflame his worries even more and things begin to get out of control and his ability to play cricket suffers. Then finally, on the biggest stage, something snaps. With millions watching on the television around the world and without saying a word to his teammates, he drives away from the stadium into the Australian outback and ends up locking himself in a wardrobe in a motel in the middle of nowhere. Frightened and alone. As his demons start to overwhelm him, can he find the strength to open the door? As the cricketer talks to a therapist his story unfolds. Cricket has long had a problem with poor mental health. The unique pressures of ‘a team game played by individuals' have led many prominent players to experience substance abuse, anxiety, depression and at times suicide. It involves extreme scrutiny of talent, technique and mental fortitude combined with extended periods away from the comforts of home and family. The batter who is out for nought is left for days or weeks to stew on their failure: on how it has cost their team, their career prospects, their country. Arguably there has never been a harder time to be a professional athlete. The constant scrutiny of social media means that there is no escape from the public glare for young sports men and women. But this is only reflective of the wider crisis in young men's mental health in our society. Suicide is the biggest killer of men under 45. Generations of young men are growing up unable to ask for help, trapped in cycles of anxiety and depression, feeling their own pressure to ‘perform' in a variety of different ways. The Test Batter Can't Breathe is heart-breaking and occasionally terrifying, but hopeful and educational. An honest, unflinching portrayal of a mind under extreme stress that might make those suffering from performance-related anxiety and depression feel a little less alone. The Writer: James Fritz is a multi-award-winning writer from South London, whose plays for BBC Radio include Comment Is Free, Death of A Cosmonaut, Eight Point Nine Nine and Dear Harry Kane. His awards for audio drama include the Imison and Tinniswood BBC Audio Drama Awards – the first time a writer has won both in the same year - and the ARIA award for Best Fictional Storytelling in 2021. He has also been nominated on multiple occasions for Best Single Drama at both the BBC Radio Awards and the BBC Audio Drama Awards. Dear Harry Kane won Best Drama in this year's ARIA Awards. For theatre his plays include Four Minutes Twelve Seconds, Parliament Square and Ross & Rachel. He has won a Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting, The Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Most Promising Playwright and has been nominated for an Olivier Award. Producer and Director: Tracey Neale Technical Production: Alison Craig and Peter Ringrose Production Co-Ordinator: Hannah O'Reilly